u/atropicalsashinori

Can't Get Wii Remote to Pair to PC

Hi all! This is my first time using Dolphin and I've been able to get the GameCube stuff working fine. However this morning I tried to pair a Wii Remote I got off of Amazon (this one to be specific) that has a Wii Motion Plus built in and seemed to have good reviews, and it will turn on and flash like it's pairing but will not be sensed by Dolphin. I've looked online and other than trying to get an official remote I've tried everything I could find online for troubleshooting. I don't know if it's the fact it has the Motion Plus built in or what but I'm running out of options and getting increasingly frustrated.

Here's all the things I've tried for troubleshooting...

  • Pairing Directly to PC (couldn't find remote at all)
  • Pairing Directly to Dolphin through the Controller Settings
  • Changed settings to use a real Wii remote, connect Wii remote for emulated controllers, and continuous scanning. Turned these settings on, tried to pair, then turning them off after it didn't pair.
  • Pairing Directly to Dolphin through different games booted up (Mario Party 8, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort)
  • Setting up Pairing Through a Bluetooth Adapter and following the steps on the Wiki for that. Didn't work and reset and reinstalled all my drivers for my Bluetooth Adapter.
  • Enabled and disabled Speaker Data.
  • Rebooted the Dolphin software and the PC and still no connection.

If anyone has any tips/tricks aside from just getting an official controller I would greatly appreciate it. ☺️

update to add specs: I'm on Windows 10 OS with a Bluetooth radio receiver as my Bluetooth input. Dolphin is on 6.5.1.

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u/atropicalsashinori — 3 days ago